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[SkankyYankee]

happy birthday Hitler! lol

 

[hanman]

i used to smoke pot every other day or so. then i noticed life happening around me instead of to me. so i stopped. life is much better sober.

 

[Veho]

If someone were to actually think a postage stamp is a hit of acid then they could get ripped off in any number of ways. Sell them a flashlight and say its a lightsaber or piece of used chewing gum as a hat.
You are being ridiculous. Why waste 40-odd cents on a stamp, just give them some notebook paper? Hey if they will fall for a stamp, the skys the limit. Hey, tell them its invisible acid, yeah, thats it.

So you could tell the difference between a sheet of perforated paper with and without LSD at a glance? Are you the human spectroscope? The only way to tell the difference between a hit of LSD and a tiny stamp is to eat it and wait. And by the time weird stuff fails to happen, the dealer is on the other side of town.

My stamp example was hyperbole here, to emphasize the point. Yes, you could sell notebook paper. Are you saying there's some sort of international standard for LSD? Standardized size, shape and print? A hit of acid is sold as a piece of paper that the buyer hopes contains LSD. It's usually perforated, and has random colourful pictures. Close enough to postage stamps to use in an exaggerated example.

But hey, the "size test" is just brilliant. I see there's no fooling you, no sir, not unless I try to sell you smaller pieces. In which case the accuracy of this otherwise infallible test seems to drop to 50%.

 

[mthrnite]

I quit about a year and a half ago, for much the same reason as hanman. Life was swimming past me, and had been for quite some time. I'm not the kind of guy who quits something and then declares it EVIL, but if I had a chance for a do-over, I'd probably have left it behind a long long time ago. Turns out it really didn't define me as much as I thought it did. I'm a bit more lucid without it, life is a little easier to control, but I'm still a salted nut-roll, so I guess I always have been, grass or no.

By the way, one of the most pronounced effects of my quitting was that I was able to get rid of my anti-anxiety medication. I haven't had an anxiety attack for over a year. When I was smoking I tried to go off my meds a couple of times and my attacks ramped up within a few weeks. This leads me to believe that the grass was having a bad effect on me, and the lack of problems since I quit bears that out. Something to think about if you have anxiety problems and smoke grass, though I'm not a doctor and can only let you know my own experience in the matter.

 

[hanman]

my brother developed anxiety attacks from smoking weed, as well. that's why he ultimately quit.

 

[El-ahrairah]

I've been smoking dope on and off ever since I was in high school. I had actually sought out the weed, it wasn't peer pressure that got me to take it up.

I personally don't see anything wrong with it as long as it's used in moderation. I tend to smoke very infrequently, about 2-3 times a month. I do so that I can sit back, cut though the mundane shit, take stock of my life and figure out ways to improve myself. I guess I'm an introverted stoner.

 

[gratefulbuddy]

My stamp example was hyperbole here, to emphasize the point. Yes, you could sell notebook paper. Are you saying there's some sort of international standard for LSD? Standardized size, shape and print?
Not exactly but a general rule is about 1/4" squares.
Also if you do a search on blotter paper you'll see that usually a full sheet is 900 1/4" squares.
And sorry dude there is a little bit of a standard. Its not as if people were printing these sheets up on their own. They were mass-produced.

A hit of acid is sold as a piece of paper that the buyer hopes contains LSD. It's usually perforated, and has random colourful pictures.

Note to everyone: Do not buy random pieces of paper that someone claims has LSD on it.
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But hey, the "size test" is just brilliant. I see there's no fooling you, no sir, not unless I try to sell you smaller pieces. In which case the accuracy of this otherwise infallible test seems to drop to 50%.

LSD is a highly active substance. The trip you would get if you ate a postage stamp that had LSD on it would be life-altering. Pricing vs. dosage is an easy way to tell when someone is trying to rip you off. If it seems like you are getting a deal that is too good to be true you probably are.

Back on the topic:
Herb helped me quit the anti-anxiety meds. If it wasn't for Mary Jane, I'd still be shoveling over tons of money to the greedy drug companies. But I'm of the philosophy that I mind my business, you mind yours. And if you're not hurting anyone, then you're OK with me. So to each his own. I only have to live with my decisions, no one elses.
Also, I didn't think there were so many right-wingers here.

 

[hankchill]

I've never tried the stuff myself, but I've witness what it does to a lot of people around me. It ultimately killed my friendship between a group of friends and myself. It might calm some people, but it makes some others very aggressive. I left my "friends" because the would not stop. Eventually they got into heavier drugs, and then started stealing, did a lot of bad things. They used to be so wholesome.

I would not touch it even if I was offered to. Besides, I have a family now, and I work as an IT professional, so I can't afford to have myself all screwed up.

 

[Westside]

Again, it's one of those things that you are better off not trying like cigarette. You are living a good life and suddenly you introduce and addiction that you can not handle and end up loosing family, friends, your mind, and etc. It's simply not worth it. The worst thing I've ever done in my life is drinking, and I've been passing out and drinking for about a month until I realized how much it affected my academic performance. I've learned quiet a few lessons by now, and the most precious one is don't try something that you know it's bad for you. I don't want to lose VVoltz.

 

[azotyp]

I'm a Russian teenager and weed smokes me

So this must be you

 

[CockroachMan]

I never actually seen someone have problems because of just weed.. except of course problems with the police

Anyway, yes, it may take some people to try other drugs that are a lot more addicting and bad for the health..

 

[Veho]

And sorry dude there is a little bit of a standard. Its not as if people were printing these sheets up on their own. They were mass-produced.
Oh come on. The only reason any "standard" exists is that people who think they're being "cunning" will refuse to buy grade-A LSD if it came on weird paper, but would buy paper with less psychoactive substances than post stamps, just because it looks familiar. "Mass production" is obsolete when most copyers/printers have perforation add-ons and anyone could print a "standard" Bicycle Day blotter at home. One could maybe tell the difference in broad daylight, with a magnifying glass and an encyclopedic knowledge of the intricacies of the 300 dpi raster process over the 200 dpi when mass-producing instant search warrants... oops, I mean, "standard blotter sheets"; anyway, yes, one could tell the difference between real and fake upon closer scrutiny, but you know, some people just can't. And besides, there are hundreds of designs. To many people, the only constant in the myriad of trips they tried thus far is that they are colourful, on perforated paper.

Note to everyone: Do not buy random pieces of paper that someone claims has LSD on it.
Note to everyone: Don't buy LSD at all. Period.

Be real, every time someone buys acid, they are in fact buying random pieces of paper that someone claims have LSD on them. The fact that they happen to have LSD sometimes is because the dealer is stuck in the neighbourhood and depends on return customers. But that doesn't mean there are no fakes. The only way to be (somewhat) certain that you're getting the real thing is having a trusted regular dealer. How many people who want to try something recreational have one?

QUOTE(gratefulbuddy @ Mar 19 2008, 04:22 PM)

LSD is a highly active substance. The trip you would get if you ate a postage stamp that had LSD on it would be life-altering. Pricing vs. dosage is an easy way to tell when someone is trying to rip you off. If it seems like you are getting a deal that is too good to be true you probably are.

Yet another easily sidestepped "test". Sell them at regular prices. I don't know why you're so attached to the exact size of a postage stamp. You can chop the paper into rectangles of any size you want. You can set the price any way you want. You can print any image you want. You could make an exact physical replica of an actual sheet of LSD paper, sans the drug content, and sell it at street price. The only difference would be that it doesn't work, but you're far away by the time the sucker realizes that.

Look, you seem to have an unusually high opinion of the intelligence of the average guy in the street. Are you saying everyone out there is an expert on controlled substances? Are you saying there are no inexperienced, gullible n00bs around, willing to buy chamomile for weed, chalk for E, and stamps for LSD? There are. There are tons. There are people who would trust the Nigerian minister, who would order "Viarga" to "make the1r pen15 bigger", who forward chain letters. People are sheep. And because of those sheep, there are people there that will sell sage lined with crack, and that's why beginners have to look out for that kind of thing.

 

[gratefulbuddy]

Look, you seem to have an unusually high opinion of the intelligence of the average guy in the street.

I did, but after reading all your economically impractical ways to rip people off, I have changed my mind.

 

[mthrnite]

Also, I didn't think there were so many right-wingers here.

I don't recall anyone stating political views, maybe I missed it, or maybe the epithet you meant to use was "squares".
Seriously though, I'm a far cry from a right-winger, and didn't become one when I stopped smoking. Also I am friends with several right-wingers that hold the same belief that I do, namely, that marijuana should be legalized for it's benefits. I think the habit of fostering an "us vs. them" attitude does little to help this cause, as it really only serves to alienate those that would be willing to help.

Also, I'm glad that marijuana served to help your anxiety, this was not the case with me, and I would still suggest that smokers with anxiety problems quit for at least a few months to see if it helps them.

 

[Sinkhead]

Again, it's one of those things that you are better off not trying like cigarette. You are living a good life and suddenly you introduce and addiction that you can not handle and end up loosing family, friends, your mind, and etc. It's simply not worth it.

+1

 

[TaMs]

I'm not from america obviously. And i don't smoke weed. Could try it though if someone offered.

 

[Hitto]

I happily smoke weed (I'm an artist. It's my WORK. I shoudl be able to deduct it from taxes, dammit.), and can't believe how stressed out you people are.. Seriously, walls of text about who's right or not... Cheer up! You're still lonely nerds!

 

[Sinkhead]

Cheer up! You're still lonely nerds!

But here's the thing, I'm happy enough without drugs, my life is good, why do I need extra substances?

 

[JPH]

Cheer up! You're still lonely nerds!

But here's the thing, I'm happy enough without drugs, my life is good, why do I need extra substances?

If you're life is "bad", smoking weed/cigarettes really kind of soothes you out (how it is for me).

 

[fischju]

Cheer up! You're still lonely nerds!

But here's the thing, I'm happy enough without drugs, my life is good, why do I need extra substances?

If you're life is "bad", smoking weed/cigarettes really kind of soothes you out (how it is for me).

You mean, makes you content with your shitty situation?